Telehealth

Smart homes have sensors that collect health measurements and behavioral data that can help health specialists improve quality of life and ensure safety inside the home.

Telehealth utilization is on the rise, employers have a long way to go to get more staffers onboard.

Thousands of people in Florida and Texas have made use of remote consults offered by Nemours and others.

Older devices are often most at-risk because some were not originally designed to be connected devices.

The provider organization joins telemedicine vendors in treating hurricane victims with limited access to healthcare.

Floridians can download the company’s mobile app, register, and access physicians and psychologists for nonemergency conditions now through Dec. 31.

MGMA CEO Halee Fischer-Wright offers a healthy dose of skepticism about patient access to data, digital and remote health services and wearables. And then she cautions about the two things the industry must not forget to do.

Of the nearly 20,000 patients studied, only 49 complications were reported, and there was no difference in the complication rate between women who had an in-person visit.

Funded in part by the Digital Health Seed Fund, Wing connects providers, patients and clinical trials.

Hal Wolf believes an aging population will require a new approach from healthcare IT leaders.